Latest LIC research reaffirms users of LIC genetics in NZ are achieving faster rates of genetic gain – almost doubling the speed of improvement in their herds.
In June 2023, seven Chilean dairy farmers travelled to New Zealand for a bespoke farm tour. The objective? To discover what makes New Zealand dairy farmers some of the most productive, profitable and resilient dairy farmers in the world.
A programme of consistent genetic gain, recording accuracy, and calf quality is the key to success on the Rogers’ Taupiri Farm in Waikato, New Zealand.
During a time of huge change and reinvention on Simon Scott’s farm in south-west Victoria, Australia, one thing has remained steady – Simon has never strayed from LIC genetics.
LIC Herd Improvement Analyst Jayden Calder discusses the benefit of genomics when making breeding selections and the role of bull teams to help fulfil herd improvement goals.
With climate change now accepted as part of the Earth’s future, heat stress on farms is a factor that is garnering increasing interest and awareness within the dairy industry worldwide.
Are you trying to solve current problems with historic tools? LIC FarmWise consultant, Darren Sutton, explores strategic ways dairy farmers can adapt to the changing climate.
Breeding dairy cows that produce less methane and nitrogen is helping one Tasmanian farm group meet its sustainability goals.
LIC FarmWise consultant Brent Boyce discusses the considerations and benefits of alternative milking regimes, including sleep-ins for farmers!
As the borders open up again, LIC has hosted an influx of visitors in New Zealand, to see how LIC produces elite pasture-based genetics and experience New Zealand dairy farming first-hand. The end of 2022 saw a farmer tour group from Australia and one from Brazil, and some of our international staff to New Zealand shores. Here are their stories.
In a bid to improve the profitability, efficiency and fertility of his dairy herd, Padraic Harnan is using more LIC sexed semen than ever this spring, choosing top trait bulls that match up with his breeding animals.
In 2017 Brayden Johnston’s parents bought a farm and employed Bec and Brayden to manage it. The young couple were pleased to discover that their new herd was bred from top-quality LIC genetics. They have spent the past five years since developing the cows and improving the property.
